Jeremiah 18

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 18 of 52

¹ The Word which was to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

² Rise up and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.

³ And I went down to the potter's house, and behold, he was working a work on the wheel.

Chapter Summary

Under the type of a potter is shown Jehovah's absolute power in disposing of nations. Judgments threatened to Judah for her revolt.

Key Hebrew Words

נְאֻם utterance H5002 · TWOT 1272a

אַחֵ֔ר another H312 · TWOT 68a

עֹ֧רֶף back of neck H6203 · TWOT 1700a

קָדִ֥ים East H6921 · TWOT 1988d

יְהוּדָה֩ Judah H3063 · TWOT 850c

People & Context

The Potter's House

Jeremiah goes to a potter's house and sees him remake a flawed clay vessel. Jehovah explains He has the same sovereign right over Israel to pluck up, …

Plot Against Jeremiah and His Imprecatory Prayer

The people plot to strike Jeremiah with their tongues and ignore his warnings. In response, Jeremiah prays for God to hand their children over to fami…

Timeline

The Potter's House

Jeremiah goes to a potter's house and sees him remake a flawed clay vessel. Jehovah explains He has the same sovereign right over Israel to pluck up, pull down, or build based on their repentance or rebellion.

Jeremiah 18:1-17

Plot Against Jeremiah and His Imprecatory Prayer

The people plot to strike Jeremiah with their tongues and ignore his warnings. In response, Jeremiah prays for God to hand their children over to famine and the sword for digging a pit for his soul.

Jeremiah 18:18-23

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